The SNP's Westminster leader was booted out of Prime Minister's Questions today after clashing with Speaker John Bercow - prompting a mass walkout by the party's MPs.

The government should write into statute a positive definition of self-employment to avoid the type of uncertainty over who is and who isn’t a contractor which led to the Pimlico Plumbers case, IPSE says.

Thousands of workers in the ‘gig economy’ are set to benefit from a major Supreme Court ruling on workers’ rights to holiday pay and other benefits.

The Treasury Committee has today published a unanimously-agreed Report on Women in Finance. The Chartered Insurance Institute responded saying: 

A visa scheme for entrepreneurs looking to set up new businesses in Britain has been unveiled by Sajid Javid.

A change from the outdated business rate regime system to a turnover tax would not only be far “simpler, fairer and popular”, argues Labour MP Rachael Maskell, it would also bring our high streets back to life.

Labour's sister party in Northern Ireland has warned that a hard border is likely to return on the island unless its MPs support membership of the European Economic Area.

Women are being held back from top-flight finance jobs by an “alpha male” culture, a powerful committee of MPs has warned.

Theresa May has been plunged into a fresh crisis after the Brexit department denied that she had vowed to give Parliament a say on what happens if she fails to strike a withdrawal agreement with Brussels.

Theresa May has avoided a fresh leadership crisis after heading off a Tory rebellion with huge last-minute concessions on the Government's Brexit strategy.

In the second in a series of blog posts to be published this week focussing on HMRC’s online tool, IPSE explains why HMRC’s argument that mutuality of obligation exists in every engagement has been undermined by recent tax tribunal cases.

It’s been criticised in parliament and condemned by tax accountants as not fit for purpose. In a series of blogs this week, IPSE will explore the CEST tool and why it is wholly inadequate.

An MP has been cowed into voting against their conscience on Brexit after threats to their safety and that of their family, it was claimed today.

The continuing rise of self-employment shown in today’s labour market statistics reflects the new opportunities it is creating, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said. 

Top Brexit campaigner Arron Banks accused MPs of peddling "fake news" as he faced a stormy parliamentary grilling on his business affairs and meetings with Russian officials.

A former Conservative minister has praised Philip Lee's “honesty and integrity” following his shock resignation from the frontbench ahead of today’s key Brexit bill votes.

David Davis has refused to say Theresa May will definitely lead the Conservatives into the next general election.

Boris Johnson has thrown his weight behind plans for a new £15bn bridge between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland.

Dods Monitoring consultant, Alex Tiley, says 'tremendous opportunity' lies ahead for UK farmers if Defra looks to encourage agri-tech post-Brexit. 

A leading Tory rebel has thrown Theresa May a lifeline which could see her avoid a humiliating defeat on the Government's flagship Brexit bill.

Businesses often deemed too risky or unprofitable by mainstream banks can thrive with finance and other support from responsible lenders, says Jennifer Tankard, Chief Executive, Responsible Finance. 

Jeremy Corbyn is braced for a major rebellion by pro-Remain Labour MPs as the flagship Brexit legislation returns to the Commons.

Theresa May is set to avoid a humiliating defeat on a key Brexit policy after Tory rebels agreed to a compromise deal with Number 10.

The attack on our democracy revealed by the Cambridge Analytica scandal raises fundamental questions about our legal system’s failure to keep up, warns Lord Knight, ahead of Thursday's debate on the abuse of social media data